So its been a while since I upgraded my PC. I want to build a PC from scratch... Time for SSD, usb 3.0 etc...
I'm willing to spend the cash, I want a bad ass machine... but at the same time not needlessly throwing cash away... I prefer to put my machine together or at least pick the parts and pay memory express to put it together. Future proofing is good.
I've picked out some parts... and I just wanted to see if anyone out there had any additional idea's or thoughts on this build. Reasons why I should maybe go in a different direction or things I have not thought about.
Case:
ThermalTake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Chassis
Processor:
Core™ i7-3930K Processor, 3.20GHz w/ 12MB Cache -> this was one of those moments where I opted for a slightly cheaper option... there is the 3960x but I didn't think it was worth the extra $$... feel free to agree/disagree.
Mother Board:
Rampage IV Extreme w/ DDR3 1866, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, PCI-E, 4-way CrossFireX / SLI
Memory:
TridentX Series 16GB PC3-19200 Dual Channel DDR3 Kit (2 x 8GB) - should I get 2 sets for 32GB?
(anyone understand why
THIS is more expensive - which is better?)
SSD - OS drive and heavily used installs:
Plextor M3 Series PX-512M3 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Hybrid HDD for rest of installed applications:
OCZ RevoDrive RVDHY-FH-1T PCI-E 1TB Hybrid Solid State Drive PCI-Express 2.0 x4 MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
For the above 2 hard drives had to look at newegg.ca as Mem Express doesn't carry the brand (Plextor) which seemed to rate well on Tom's hardware and they have no Hybrid's for desktops - which I thought was odd. Is there any reason not to use a Hybrid?
Storage drives - in Raid for redundancy. :
1.5TB Caviar Black 7200rpm SATA III w/ 64MB Cache x 2
Video Cards:
GTX680 Direct CU II TOP GeForce GTX 680 2GB PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort x2 - in SLI
Power Supply:
Professional Series HX1050 Modular Power Supply
Optical:
BW-12B1ST 12x Blu-Ray Writer, SATA, Black, Retail
Thoughts on cooling? Is liquid cooling high maintenance or a pain? Is it that much better?
Am I missing something I'll need to RAID those 1.5TB - I don't know much about Raid-ing drives.
Any other thoughts? I'm thinking on board sound is fine... do cards really make a difference these days?